Chatanim
Every year, 2 men are picked as the Chatanim for Simchat Torah. The Chatan Torah has the honour of being called up to finish the reading of the Torah, and the Chatan Bereshit to the first part of the Torah immediately afterwards.
This is the highest honour the Shul can bestow on a member, and is usually given to members who, along with their wives, have dedicated themselves to the good of the community over a period of time.
| Year | Chatan Torah | Chatan Bereshit |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | ||
| 1966 | ||
| 1967 | ||
| 1968 | Sam Franks | Jimmy Larholt |
| 1969 | D Alexander | Vic Cannon |
| 1970 | Joe Rubin | I Stowe |
| 1971 | Paul Whiteman | John Wolffe |
| 1972 | D Young | J Klein |
| 1973 | Michael Freedland | Malcolm Fox |
| 1974 | Sidney Bass | David Goldwater |
| 1975 | Stephen Forman | Barry Chippeck |
| 1976 | Raymond Jayson | Ken Keller |
| 1977 | Rabbi A Plancey | Joe Gold |
| 1978 | Jonathan Rosen | Alan Davidson |
| 1979 | Brian Chalfen | Malcolm Mandel |
| 1980 | Alan Phillips | David Newman |
| 1981 | Howard Green | Howard Grant |
| 1982 | Peter Elliston | Meir Wantman |
| 1983 | Marshall Blaker | Michael Frankfurt |
| 1984 | Barry Kalms | Anthony Arnold |
| 1985 | Barney Cronick | Moritz Weinstein |
| 1986 | Peter Wulwick | Greg Lander |
| 1987 | Barry Ries | Ray Foley-Comer |
| 1988 | Rabbi A Plancey | Alec Rubin |
| 1989 | Joe Weston | Martin Levine |
| 1990 | Steve Davis | Henry Paul |
| 1991 | Paul Kutner | Wayne Barnett |
| 1992 | Ken Freedman | Leon Newmark |
| 1993 | Philip Mitchell | Ray Rubenstein |
| 1994 | Malcolm Gordon | Julian Low |
| 1995 | Stephen Levey | Godfrey Minsky |
| 1996 | Rabbi A Plancey | Simon Winters |
| 1997 | Jonathan Arkush | Stuart Polak |
| 1998 | Harvey Cohen | Richard Felsenstein |
| 1999 | Martin Lerner | Mark Sacofsky |
| 2000 | Daniel Rynhold | Simon Birnbaum |
| 2001 | Barry Shaw | Barry Winterman |
| 2002 | Neville Goldschneider | Simon Hoffman |
| 2003 | David Miller | Philip Belchak |
| 2004 | Charles Sacofsky | Simon Gale |
| 2005 | David Steene | Allan Kay |
| 2006 | Rabbi A Plancey | Stephen Lubinsky |
| 2007 | Ben Ginsburg | Mark Ford |
| 2008 | Rabbi N Brawer | Paul Finn |
| 2009 | Barry Rose | David Freedman |
| 2010 | Richard Kafton | David Assor |
| 2011 | Anthony Rosenfeld | Nicholas Arnold |
| 2012 | Bryan Seaton | |
| 2013 | David Harrisberg | Rabbi B Boudilovsky |
| 2014 | Rabbi C Kanterovitz | Joel Sager |
| 2015 | Neville Levy | Daniel Grose |
| 2016 | Simon Herman | Nicholas Mandel |
| 2017 | Rabbi A Chapper | Benjamin Arnold |
| 2018 | Johnny Maurer | Rabbi Y Finn |